Russia’s military captured a British national fighting with Ukrainian troops who have occupied part of Russia’s Kursk region, according to reports Monday, as Moscow began daylight drone attacks on civilian areas of Ukraine and its ground forces accelerated gains along parts of the front line.

Video posted on Russian social media channels showed a young bearded man in military clothing. The captive said he was a former British soldier.

If confirmed, it could be one of the first publicly known case of a Western national captured on Russian soil while fighting for Ukraine.

A British man has been taken prisoner while fighting for Ukraine in Russia’s Kursk region, Russian state media has reported.

The father of the man identifying himself as a 22-year-old former British signalman says his son joined the army at 17 and later served with the police before going to fight for Ukraine

James Scott Rhys Anderson said in the video that he regretted signing up to the International Legion - Blog via Public Telegram Board A former British Army soldier fighting for Ukraine has been captured by Russia’s forces in its Kursk region.

A senior Russian general has been sacked for faking reports of battlefield successes in Ukraine, according to Russian media and war bloggers.